367
PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
friends, General and Mrs Cazeneau, quite well-They were, of course, extremely anxious to hear of your safe arrival- Upon which agree- able event I have very cordially to congratulate you- With the truest regard I beg you t<,. believe me, My dear General, very faithfully Your friend THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER To General· M. B. Lamar U. S. Minister Nicaragua. [Endorsed:] Thomas F Meagher Genl Lamar 'March 20/58
No. 2604. FRANCISCO D. ZAPATA TO LAMAR
[Translation from the Spanish]
Managua March 25, 1858.
Honorable Minister Plenipotentiary of the Govt. of the United States in Nicaragua. Sm,
On returning to Leon, the place of my residence, I carry in my heart the joy of having manifested to Your Excellency my respect, my high appreciation, and profound gratitude toward the Govt. of the United States and to the person of Your Excellency, because of the kindness which they have exercised in favor of Nicaragua and of the other Republics of Central America, occupying yourself in thinking and doing many just and benevolent things for their good, and especially for my native land. My kind feelings in homage to the virtue of the Govt. of the United States and of Your Excellency will last as long as my life. Would that my native country could equal or exceed me in this. I desire that Your Excellency may be happy and contented and that the fine purposes which brought you to this poor country may succeed; and I hope in God, that one day I will have the pleasure of seeing you again, and of confirming to you the truth of my words. I am Your Excellency with all respect, your humble and obedt Servant FRANCISCO D. ZAPATA [Endorsed:] Letter from Don Francisco D. Zapata- Commissioner of the Nicaraguan Church near the Supreme Powers of the Republic- dated Managua March 25, 1858- In leaving Managua for Leon- his place of residence-he assures Genl. Lamar of his feelings of strong sympathy towards the Government, and People of the United States- etc. etc. etc.-
No. 2605. LEWIS CASS TO LAMAR
[Washington, D. C., March 27, 1858] Extract from the instructions to Genl Lamar of 27 March, 1858. 34 "Altho' the salary to which you are entitled as Minister Resident is less than that of an Envoy Extraordinary, I trust that the super-added commission of Minister Resident to Costa Rica, herewith also trans- 3'This extract is all that has been found from Cass to Lamar on this subject. The calendar gives the date as March 25, 1858. See Vol. IV, pt. 2, 127.
Powered by FlippingBook